The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) SBIR/STTR Small Business Workshop 2019 will take place 15-16 May 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Biotechnology entrepreneurs, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and interested innovators starting a new enterprise can learn about NIH-supported entrepreneurship opportunities, writing successful grant applications, and NIH SBIR/STTR policies and regulations. The purpose
A ChABSA Technical Seminar will be held in Gaithersburg MD and by webcast on 15 May 2019 on Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife: A Biosecurity Threat. Speaker Bio Dr. Karen Lips, Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland is the presenter. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of South Florida, and
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office is holding a Proposers Day meeting on 17 May 2019 to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of the new ReVector program and to facilitate teaming. The goal of ReVector is to develop an easily delivered treatment — for example, a topical solution
The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) located at FT. Detrick, MD, has issued a solicitation outlining plans to conduct User Acceptance Testing for the malaria prophylactic drug (Tafenoquine) brand name Arakoda. The operational testing will look at the drug’s performance attributes and usability. The DoD is seeking sources, capability statements, and industry feedback
NACCHO is hosting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) webinar series for local health departments. The goal of the webinar series is to provide an open, informal space for dialogue and peer-to-peer sharing about challenges and best practices. The webinars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, and each month has a different
Cambridge Healthtech Institute's (CHI) 5th Annual Biodefense World Summit 2019 is a dynamic conference for the entire biodefense community: technology providers to policy makers at industry, government and academic institutions. The event will be held on June 17-19, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD. Conferences: Biodetection Technologies: Biothreat and Pathogen Detection Biodetection Technologies:
As issues with drug resistant pathogens have emerged across the country, local health departments have been called on to lead and support the containment of novel or targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Join NACCHO to learn more about the experiences of three local health departments who have been affected by containment events. By the end of
CDC is seeking information from companies and other organizations about their capability and capacity to deploy to the site of a domestic or international outbreak or public health emergency, obtain informed consent, collect specimens (blood, urine, swabs, etc.) from identified patients, and safely ship these specimens to CDC in accordance with all applicable local, state,
The NDIA's 2019 CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition will be held 23-24 July 2019 in Wilmington, Delaware. High-level leadership, program managers and stakeholders will discuss emerging CBRN threats, warfighter needs, science & technology to modernize the future force, and the outlook for acquisition programs. Industry leaders in the CBRN space will also present on future
